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Syracuse football has 8th-toughest schedule in 2014, using NCAA's method

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Florida State's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jameis Winston (5) and the defending national champion Seminoles travel north to the Carrier Dome on Oct. 11. Syracuse has the eighth-most difficult schedule in the nation next season, according to the NCAA's method.
(AP Photo/Phil Sears)

The complete list was released Tuesday. It is determined by the opponents' win-loss records from the previous season.

Virginia is the only ACC school with a more difficult schedule, using the NCAA's method.

Highlighting the Syracuse schedule are games against defending national champion Florida State, Notre Dame at MetLife Stadium, a road trip to Clemson, and home games against ACC newcomer Louisville and last year's Coastal Division champion Duke.